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Ministry of Railways
Shreyas Hosur creates history by becoming first ever Railway officer to complete ‘IRONMAN’ Triathlon
Shreyas Hosur, Dy. FA&CAO © from South Western Railway has made Indian Railways proud by becoming the first ever Railway officer and also the first ever officer from the non-uniformed Civil Services to complete the gruelling ‘IRONMAN’ Triathlon.
The event included 3.8 km Swim, 180 km Cycling and 42.2 km Running. Shreyas completed the event in 13 hrs 26 mins on 5th June 2022, in Hamburg, Germany.
The finishers of the event are popularly known as ‘IRONMAN’ befitting the mental and physical strength the event demands.
The event started with 3.8km Swim at 6:30am in the chilly waters of the Hamburg lake which was followed by 180 km long cycling in the country side and ended with a full marathon of 42.2kms.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
J&K sets up PMRU of NPPA
Move assumes significance as country fights in combating Covid-19
Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory has become 12th State today where the Price Monitoring & Resource Unit  has been set up by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority . PMRUs have already been set up by NPPA in 11 States, including, Kerala, Odisha, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Nagaland, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Mizoram.
The PMRU, a registered society, shall function under the direct control and supervision of State Drug Controller of Jammu & Kashmir. The unit shall be funded by NPPA for its recurring and non-recurring expenses. The PMRU shall help NPPA and State Drug Controller in ensuring availability and accessibility of medicines at affordable prices. It is also expected to organise seminars, training programs and other information, education and communication  activities in the areas of availability and affordability of medicines for all.
PMRU will also collect samples of medicines, collect and analyse data and make reports with respect to availability and over-pricing of medicines for taking action under the provisions of Drug Price Control Order . This assumes added significance as PMRU, J&K will assist NPPA and Governments in checking overpricing and identifying causes & addressing local issues of shortages/hoarding in the current situation when country is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Cooperation between India and Japan in the field of Healthcare and Wellness
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has given its ex-post facto approval on the Memorandum of Cooperation  between India and Japan in the field of Healthcare and Wellness signed on 29th October, 2018.
The MoC covers the following areas of cooperation:
 Promoting specific projects:
i. Developing human resource in the field of acute medicine,surgery and trauma care including focus on new areas ofcompetency in each field;
ii. , Establishing an advanced joint testing laboratory for clinicalexamination;
iii. Establishing a Japanese language education centre for traineecandidates of care workers;
iv. Establishing collaborations among tertiary care centres in bothcountries such as AUMS; and
v. Supporting sending organisations to provide pre-lectures aboutelderly care for technical intern training programmes of careworkers through sending out certificated care workers from Japanand providing a curriculum and textbooks so as to provide trainedcare-givers to Japan.
 Development of infrastructure:
i. Establishing a centralised management healthcare distributioncentre;
ii. Improving sanitary environment by increasing access to hygienicand affordable toilets such as on-site processing one;
iii. Promoting institutional collaboration on patient data analysis andInformation and Communication Technology & Artificial Intelligence in medicine;
iv. India-Japan Innovation Hub in India;
v. Establishing high end mobile BSL 3 Lab facilities in India; and
vi. Collaboration on getting high end medical devices including Point of Care Diagnostics with a special focus on establishing manufacturing units in India under "Make in India".
 Human development:
i. Developing human resource, research and project promotion forhealth self-management such as ME-BYO and Ayurveda; and
ii. Holding an India-Japan public and private healthcare forum.
 Any other areas as may be mutually decided upon to promote the synergies between AYUSHMAN Bharat Programme and other initiatives and AHWM; and
 Any other areas as may be mutually decided upon to promote cooperation as envisaged under this MOC.
A Joint Committee as a high-level consultative mechanism will be set up to further elaborate the details of cooperation and to oversee the implementation of this MoC.
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DAK ADALAT
It is proposed to conduct “DAK ADALAT” at divisional level on 29.06.2018 at Office of the Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Chennai City Central Division, Sivagnanam Road, Chennai 600 017 at 03.30 p.m. The public may forward the complaints pertaining to this Division to the undersigned by furnishing the information such as date of booking of Registered letter, Parcel, Insured, VP and Money orders, Office of booking, address of both sender and addressee. Complaints, if any relating to Savings Bank accounts and Cash certificates etc., may also be sent. They may attend the Dak Adalat on 29.06.2018 at 03.30 p.m.
The delivery areas of the following Post offices come under the jurisdiction of this Division: T.Nagar, Mylapore, Greames Road, Tiruvallikkeni, Royapettah, Teynampet, Nungambakkam, Gopalapuram and Choolaimedu.
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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Birth of Tiger Cubs
After January 16, 2005 Royal Bengal Tigress has delivered cubs at National Zoological Park ,New Delhi. The Royal Bengal Tigress  Siddhi delivered five cubs, two alive and three still-born on 04.05.2023. At present both cubs are attended by the mother and completely dependent on mother for feed and are doing well. The mother tigress and her cubs are being kept under the surveillance of CCTV Cameras and regularly monitored by the zoo staff.
National Zoological Park, New Delhi has four adult Royal Bengal Tigers in its collection and the house names of these tigers are Karan, Siddhi, Aditi and Barkha. Tigress Siddhi and Aditi are of wild origin were acquired from Gorewada, Nagpur.
National Zoological Park  is housing tigers since the inauguration on Ist November, 1959. On 14th May 1969, first pair of lion was also received from Junagadh Zoo in exchange of one pair of tiger cubs. From the time of acquisition of tiger Delhi Zoo is maintaing its population for conservation, education and display. Tigers have bred well in Delhi Zoo and also given in exchange too for many zoos of the country and abroad. In 2010 Central Zoo Authority started co-ordinated planned conservation breeding programme of critically endangered wild animal species as it is the main objective of National Zoo Policy 1998. For this co-ordinated planned conservation breeding programme 73 critically endangered wild animal species were selected and co-ordinating & participating zoos were identified for each species. Under this national co-ordinated planned conservation breeding programme Delhi Zoo has been selected as a participating zoo for Tiger. To maintain genetic hetrozygocity among the population of zoo tigers, animal exchange programmes have been undertaken. The current acquisition of Tigers is also a part of national co-ordinated planned conservation breeding programme to reproduce genetically healthy population of tigers.
Ministry of Defence
MUTUAL EXPRESSION OF INTEREST SIGNED BETWEEN INDIAN NAVY AND HAL DURING 3RD IN-HAL APEX LEVEL MEETING
Indian Navy and HAL signed a 'Mutual Expression of Interest' to facilitate Faculty Exchange Program between Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology, Kochi and HAL Management Academy, Bengaluru on 24th February 2022. This association is aimed to facilitate development of key skill-sets amongst trainees to help them imbibe latest aviation technologies and Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul  management through conduct of short-term, long-term and capsule courses, guest lectures, workshops and conferences. The 'Mutual Expression of Interest' was signed by RAdm Deepak Bansal, VSM, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff  and Dr G Srikantha Sharma, General Manager & Head of HAL Management Academy during the 3rd IN-HAL Apex Level Meeting in presence of VAdm Ravneet Singh, PVSM, AVSM, NM, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff and Shri MS Velpari, Director , HAL. The staff and trainees of both the Institutes would be immensely benefited through this exchange
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Menstrual Hygiene Among Adolescent Girls
Government is working to improve menstrual hygiene practices through various Ministries. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare  has been implementing the Scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene among adolescent girls in the age group of 10-19 years as part of the Reproductive Child Health programme since 2011 and later under the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram. The major objectives of the scheme are to increase awareness among adolescent girls on menstrual hygiene, to increase access to and use of high quality sanitary napkins by adolescent girls and to ensure safe disposal of sanitary napkins in an environmentally friendly manner. Since 2015-16, the procurement of sanitary napkins and IEC/ BCC activities for menstrual hygiene are being supported by National Health Mission through the State Programme Implementation Plans  route based on the proposals received from States and UTs. States/ UTs have decentralized procurement of sanitary napkins for ensuring quality standards. The details of funds allocated for promotion of menstrual hygiene under the National Health Mission by MHFW State/ UT wise, including Odisha, is placed at Annexure.
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has developed National Guidelines on Menstrual Hygiene Management  with focus on ensuring provision of functional toilets and availability of safe water.
Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers of Government of India under the Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janausadhi Pariyojna , provides low cost hygienic oxy-biodegradable sanitary napkins named as Suvidha. The price of the sanitary pads has been reduced from Rs. 4.00 per pad on launch to Rs 1.00 per pad, which is available for sale in more than 7,900 PMBJP Kendras across the country to ensure ‘Swachhta, Swasthya and Suvidha for the underprivileged women of India.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
MSP Operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season  2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes.
Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh with purchase of over 278.38 LMTs of paddy up to 13.11.2020 against the last year corresponding purchase of 226.53 LMT showing an increase of 22.89% over last year. Out of the total purchase of 278.38 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 194.63 LMT which is 69.91% of total procurement.
About 23.82 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 52557.60 Crore.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 45.10 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme . Further, sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs, approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto 13.11.2020, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 58191.40 MT of Moong, Urad, Groundnut Pods and Soyabean having MSP value of Rs.312.67 Crores benefitting 33932 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan as against the last year corresponding purchase of 21401.24 MT which is an increase of 171.91% for pulses and oilseeds.
Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs.52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu upto 13.11.2020 as against the last year corresponding purchase of 293.34 MT of copra. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds.
Procurement operations of seed cotton  under MSP are going on smoothly in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Till 13.11.2020 a quantity of 1465847 cotton bales valuing Rs.4187.05 Crore has been procured benefitting 286547 farmers.
Special Service and Features
Review of JWS guidelines will help in broad basing benefits for journalists: MoS I&B, Dr. L Murugan
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Dr L Murugan said that the decision by the Government to review exisiting guidelines of Journalists' Welfare Scheme will help in broad basing the coverage for the benefits of journalists considering the futuristic perspective.He pointed out that that it is a fact that journalists have to take unimaginable pain and risks to collect the information and bring truth before the people. Dr L Murugan was inaugurating the renovated office building of Janmabhumi daily at Pathanamthitta via video conferencing today.
The Minister added that media should give adequate prominence about the benefits of the schemes like Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, COVID-19 Vaccination drive so that they reach the last person of the society
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh receives COVID related feedback from the Delhi based Resident Commissioners of 8 States of Northeast and the UT of J&K
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today received COVID related feedback from the Delhi based Resident Commissioners of the eight States of Northeast and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
In a one-hour long Video Conference interaction, the Resident Commissioners who furnished their inputs included JitendraNarain from Arunachal Pradesh, K C Samaria from Assam, P K Singh from Manipur, Ajay Choudhary from Mizoram, JyotiKalash from Nagaland, Ashwani Kumar Chand from Sikkim, ChetanyaMurthi from Tripura and Neeraj Kumar from J&K.
Dr Jitendra Singh briefed the representatives of different States/UTs about the various arrangements made in the last two to three days for the movement of the people living in different parts of the country to reach their respective native places. He said, the process of Shramik Special trains is continuing and appreciated the role of Resident Commissioners, many of whom were designated Nodal Officers, for coordinating the same.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, his office was in regular touch with all the State and UT governments and the Resident Commissioners have been asked to follow up with his office and the Centre, issues related to their respective States and UTs. He also observed that while Northeast had received all-round appreciation for effective management against Corona spread, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh had decisively fared better than many other States and UTs in the country.
One after the other, each of the Resident Commissioners conveyed to the Minister that there was no shortage of essential supplies or medical equipment in their respective States or UTs and thanked the Minister's office for continuous follow up of each of their issues. They also spelled out how they were effectively trying to streamline the movement of migrant labourers and students so as to ensure that crowding was avoided and, at the same time, the requests received were also duly responded.
The Resident Commissioners also gave positive feedback from among all sections of people about the 20 lakh crore package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They said this had been universally welcomed in each of the States and Union Territories.
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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Reservation for Scheduled Castes
The Constitution of India provides proportionate representation to Scheduled Castes in House of People, Legislative Assemblies of the States, Panchayats and Municipalities. Reservation in admission to educational institutions and services under the State is also available to Scheduled Castes under the Constitution. The Supreme Court has held that reservation in educational institutions and services under the State for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes should not ordinarily exceed 50%.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vijay Sampla in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
MHA holds a Comprehensive Review Meeting on the Lockdown situation in wake of spread of COVID-19
Ministry of Home Affairs  held a comprehensive review meeting on the lockdown situation today.
It was noted that there have been tremendous gains and improvement in the situation because of the lockdown till now. To ensure that the gains of the lockdown are not squandered away, the lockdown guidelines must be observed strictly till 3rd May.
New guidelines to fight COVID-19 will come into effect from 4th May, which would give considerable relaxations to many districts. Details regarding this would be communicated in the days to come.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
PRESS NOTE
Payroll Reporting in India – A Formal Employment Perspective
The National Statistical Office , Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the press note on Employment Outlook of the country covering the period September, 2017 to December, 2022 based on the administrative records available with selected government agencies to assess the progress in certain dimensions. A detailed note is annexed.
Special Service and Features
Sagar Parikrama: Union Ministers Parshottam Rupala and L Murugan will attend various events
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Diarying Shri Parshottam Rupala and Union Minister of State for Fisheries & Information and Broadcasting Dr L Murugan will attend various events in Alappuzha, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram districts as part of 7th phase of Sagar Parikrama initiative of Union Government. The ministers will visit Thotappally fishing harbour, Alappuzha at 2.20 PM on 11th June 2023. They will also visit the Amritapuri campus, Kollam, and will interact with fishermen at 3.20 PM.
The ministers will also visit Muttathara fishing village and Matsyafed factory at Thiruvananthapuram on 12th June 2023 at 9 AM. They will visit Vizhinjam Fishing Harbor and Vizhinjam unit of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute at 11.30 AM. Shri Rupala and Dr L Murugan will also visit Pozhiyoor Fishing harbour at 4 PM along with State Minister of Fisheries Shri Saji Cherian.
Sagar Parikrama initiative of Union Government aims to resolve the issues of the fishers, and other stakeholders and facilitate their economic upliftment through various fisheries’ schemes and programmes.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Shri Piyush Goyal reviews the availability and supply of Medical Oxygen in the country in the wake of Covid-19;
There is adequate availability, manufacturing, supply and storage capacity of Medical Oxygen
In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, the Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today reviewed the Medical Oxygen supply and enhancement of capacity storage in the country. The Officials of the Department of Industry and Internal Trade  and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed that as of now, there is no major problem reported in manufacturing, storage, transport and supply of Medical Oxygen. It was mentioned that average monthly consumption of Medical Oxygen was 902 MT/day in April’20 and had gone upto 1512 MT/day by 15th July. There is sufficient stock of over 15 thousand MT, as of now.
It was observed that the overall position of the present production and supply of Medical Oxygen, as compared to the total projection of the requirement by end of this month, is comfortable in all the states. In States, Metros and Districts, where the active cases are large in number, the position of supply and storage is adequate. Similarly, appropriate arrangements have been made for making available Medical Oxygen at remote places. It was highlighted that percentage of total Covid-19 cases on Oxygen including those in ICU, has declined to 4.58% yesterday. Medical Oxygen storage capacity is also being enhanced by almost 10% from 5938 MT, as on 1st March’20
All the major manufacturers of cylinders and cryogenic vessels are now registered on Government e-Marketplace , the public procurement portal. Manufacturers of Medical Oxygen Generators are also in the process of registering.
The Minister said that the adequate arrangements should be in place for any eventuality or sudden spurt in demand. He directed that special care should be taken to make available the Oxygen supply in those areas where connectivity gets affected at this time of the year, due to adverse weather conditions.